New government figures show that the number of disabled people in “relative” poverty fell by 100, 000 in the coalition’s second year, although only because the real value of benefits fell by less than real wages. The Department for Work and […]
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Thalidomide survivors hope to strike blow for justice against pharma ‘bullies’
Thalidomide survivors are seeking public support for their bid to force the company that manufactured the drug to finally accept responsibility and pay them compensation. They hope that 100, 000 people will eventually sign their petitions, and put fresh pressure on […]
Questions of influence
The time will come when The List – hosted by Disability News Service – will be narrowed down to the UK’s 100 most influential disabled people. Deciding upon who makes The List will be an unenviable task. After all, how do […]
Miliband offers work hope for long-term disabled unemployed
Tens of thousands of disabled people who have found it impossible to break into the jobs market could secure guaranteed jobs, if Labour wins power at the next election. The pledge emerged after a major speech on social security policy by […]
Attorney-general silent over ‘disability hate crime’ killing
The attorney-general’s office is refusing to explain why it failed to ask an appeal court to treat the killing of a disabled, gay teenager as a disability hate crime. The Conservative attorney-general Dominic Grieve, had secured a hearing at the high […]
Charities short of evidence for claims on their ‘old-fashioned’ services
Five of the big disability charities have been forced to defend a new report that claims to prove that investing in the services they provide could save the government millions of pounds. The Economic Impact of Social Care Services report was […]
Solar Centre: Dual inquiries set to put scandal under spotlight
The public bodies responsible for the six-year delay in securing justice for disabled people abused at a Doncaster day centre could soon be facing two separate investigations. Disability News Service (DNS) has joined with five families of survivors of the abusive […]
Solar Centre: MP faces questions over silence on scandal
A Labour MP is facing criticism after refusing to comment publicly on a major scandal involving the abuse of disabled adults in her own constituency. Two former nursing assistants were found guilty last month of 25 charges of ill-treatment of people […]
Government quietly opens door to easier WCA recordings
The government has made it easier – at least in the short term – for disabled benefit claimants to insist that their “fitness for work” test is recorded, but it appears to have taken weeks to admit the rule change. Ministers […]
European Parliament agreement after historic meeting is ‘major development’
The five main political groupings in the European Parliament have signed an agreement committing their members to do more to protect disabled people across Europe from the effects of the economic crisis. The agreement came at an historic meeting yesterday (5 […]